| Abstract: | Poorhealth outcomes(low life expectancyand high mortality)in developing
countrieshavealwaysbeenaconcernforbothcitizensandpolicymakers.Although
many studies have focused on the economic drivers ofhealth outcomes in
developingcountries,thisisnotthecaseforimportantsocioeconomicdeterminants.
Therefore,thisstudyinvestigatedtheeffectsofGDP,generalgovernmenthealth
expenditure,politicalstability,andpercentageofurbanpopulation,unemployment
rate,andcorruptioncontrolonhealthoutcomesinsub-SaharaAfrican(SSA)region.
Toachievethis,thestudyexploredFixedandRandom Effectsaswellasdynamic
panelmodelcovering38countriesintheregionfrom 2000to2017.Thefindings
revealthatpopulationhealthoutcomes-asmeasuredbyinfantandmaternal
mortalitiesratesarerelatednegativelywithGDP,politicalstability,percentageof
urban population, and corruption control, but directly associated with
unemploymentrate.Forlifeexpectancyatbirth,increaseGDP,politicalstability,
percentageofurban population,and corruption arepositivelypredicted,while
relatedinverselywithhigherunemploymentrate.Thefindingsthereforesuggest
thatforSSAcountriestoachievebetterhealthoutcomes(highlongevityandlow
mortalities)shouldemphasisonincreasingGDP,andinvestingonpoliticalstability
andcorruptioncontrol.Again,greaterattentionshouldbeonenhancingurbanization
andreducingunemplo |
